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This is a special Ask TheHorse Live bonus episode, revisiting our conversation with Dr. Patty Graham-Thiers on the topic of body condition scoring and managing your horse’s weight.
The most accurate way to measure your horse’s weight is on a scale, but because that is not accessible to many horse owners, weight tapes or body condition scoring your horse might be the best way to assess his condition. In this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live, Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, of Emory and Henry University in Emory, Virginia, explains how to accurately measure your horse’s body condition score and determine what a healthy weight is for him.
This podcast is an excerpt of our Ask TheHorse Live Q&A, "Managing Your Horse’s Weight Through Thick and Thin." Listen to the full recording here: https://thehorse.com/1132028/managing-your-horses-weight-through-thick-and-thin/.
About the Expert:
Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, has 30 years of experience in higher education equine studies programs. She grew up in Massachusetts and received her BS in animal science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She then earned her MS in equine nutrition from the University of Florida and PhD from Virginia Tech in equine nutrition and exercise physiology. She taught at Virginia Intermont College and currently teaches at Emory & Henry University in their Equine Studies Program. Her research focuses on protein and amino acid nutrition of exercising horses, and she also served on the National Academy of Science committee that published the 2007 Nutrient Requirements of Horses 6th edition.

Lisa fills in today with some squirrelly stories from the farm. Victoria from Enchanted Thoroughbreds Rescue & Sanctuary joins us with a terrific follow up story on her adoptable horses Gus and Dwight. Dr. Bryan McNabb, DVM out of Ohio gives us a lesson on Inflammation in horses and some history rounds out the day.
HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 4056– Show Notes and Links:
Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the Geek
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Title Sponsor: Chewy Equine
Pic Credit: Enchanted Thoroughbreds and VITALIZE EQ INFLAMEND
Fill-in Co-Host: Lisa Wysocky
Guest: Dr. Bryan McNabb, DVM" from Lebanon Equine Clinic sponsored by VITALIZE EQ INFLAMEND
Guest: Victoria, Animal Welfare Director of Enchanted Thoroughbreds Rescue & Sanctuary and Caroline
Sponsor Link: VITALIZE EQ INFLAMEND
Sponsor: CareCredit
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Additional support for this podcast provided by: US Rider, Equine Network and Listeners Like You

Time Stamps:
03:40 - Daily Whinnies
07:40 - Lisa's Movie and House Update
18:45 - Victoria and Caroline
31:10 - Dr. Bryan McNabb
47:00 - Lisa's runaways and attack squirrel
56:15 - History

For Colby Lovell and Ty Arnold, winning $100,000 at the 2026 Riata Championships was about more than the check.
Lovell and Arnold won the Pro Futurity in Guthrie with a 34.82 on five head aboard Royal Underdog and Sugar Boom Boom, respectively, giving Lovell his third Riata Championship. But both horses carried a little extra meaning into the Lazy E: Royal Underdog came through Lovell’s own breeding program, while Arnold’s Sugar Boom Boom was raised by his longtime friend Justin Henson.
On this episode of The Score, Lovell talks about watching his breeding program come full circle and what it means to remember these horses from the day they were born. He also dives into the influence Metallic Payday has had on his program, what he looks for in a stallion and why great-minded horses with the ability to rise to the occasion have shaped the standard he tries to reproduce.
Arnold explains how Sugar Boom Boom came through Henson’s program before landing in his hands as a young horse, eventually becoming a horse he used every day and developed into the winner he rode at the Riata. He and Lovell also talk about their partnership at home, the importance of practicing against people who push you and the confidence that comes from knowing each man will handle his side of the run.
For Lovell, that trust showed up in the high call. Arnold said his only concern was doing his own job because he knew Lovell would give him the shot. Lovell echoed the same confidence from the other side: “If I do my job, Ty completes the course.”
The two East Texas cowboys break down the horses, the partnership and the years of breeding, training and preparation behind a Riata win that was anything but overnight.
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Tina from Jarvis Insurance shares practical guidance on equine liability, insurance coverage, and risk management for horse owners. Lynn Thomas of Horses for Mental Health introduces Horsetober and the #PassTheBraidChallenge, celebrating the powerful connection between horses and people.
HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 4055 –Show Notes and Links:
Your Hosts: Julie Broadway (President) and Emily Stearns (Health, Welfare, and Regulatory Affairs Liaison) of the American Horse Council
Sponsors: Equestrian Directory - SmartEquine
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Guest: Tina Dedario from Jarvis Insurance
Guest: Lynn Thomas from Horses for Mental Health
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For soldiers deployed in the desert far from home, a small, mischievous donkey became an unexpected blessing—and, in his own small way, contributed to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
This episode is brought to you by Creative Science, whose EquiShield® line offers veterinarian-developed solutions to help manage common equine skin and coat challenges.
The magazine article upon which this episode is based has been transformed for your listening pleasure using AI resources. To read the article, visit: https://equusmagazine.com/horse-world/smoke-the-donkey-in-iraq.